Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-04-21
AN OHIO CYCLONE.
Several Lives Lost and Buildings Blown
In all Directions.
st. ClaIrsville the Scene of Great De-
struction OF Properly.
mated at 100000.

WHEELING, VIVA April 16.-The first
genuine cyclone ever witnessed in this
immediate vicinity was experienced yes
terday, and wrought devastation over a
section of country extending from St.
Evansville, Ohio, ten miles west to u
point as far east as this city. LATHE dam
age was done here, the high hills on both
sides of the river shelteriug the houses,
but the commotion in the upper air was
noticed and few roofs were damaged
The storm first struck st. Clairsville,
demolishing two new brick houses be.
longing to Col. Patton and Judge Coch.
ran, west of tov,a, and frame house be-
longing to man named Coleman. A
large mansion ON the corner of Marietta
and Main streets was cut off clean at the
second floor and the walls and roof scat.
tered in fragments. The First National
bank block aud c. Trail u Sons dry
goods store were almost swept from their
sites. only portion of the lower walls
being left standing. Benz Barkhurst's
fine brick mansion south of town was to.
tally demolished, likewise the United
Presbyterian church, a large brick edi.
flee. The loss in ST. Clairsville will reach
$500, 900. The Western Union wires and
poles are all down. Horses hitched in
the street were blown about like chaff
and the vehicles demolished. A scantling
sailed through the air for mile and cut
rs clean hole through two walls of a
brick house as cannon ball would.
Shingles were driven through weather
boarding like arrows. At Martins Ferry,
on the opposite side of the river, the
town suffered even more severely than
St. Clairsvlle. Here the broad valley
gave direction to the destroying gale,
which licked up the forest and farm
houses and scattered the fences in its
path down the hollow widening out as it
struck the little city and scattering de-
struction everywhere. The Elston glass
works had one brick building blown
down on the hill and the brick residence
of j. III. Bremen, editor of the News
was so badly used up that not one brick
was left on another. L. W. Bailey's fine
concrete residence was also leveled to the
ground. Henry Helling's eight houses,
barns and sheds were all destroyed.
In the town of Jasper rs to 100 houses
were more or less damaged, and the loss
will reach S176,0 Walnut grove, fine
park, has but few of the 300 lofty trees
standing. The city cemetery adjoining
was similarly unfortunate. The stove
foundry was partially demolished. James
Reilly's house and Saloon was blown
down and Mrs. Reilly was pulled out I'M
conscious from the ruins and may die.
Besides Mrs. Reilly, the only casualties
are, James Reilly, her husband saloon
keeper, both legs broken. Mrs. Wilhelm,
collar bone broken. Mark DAVIS, of the
Martin Ferry stove works, probably
fatally injured A German lady, whose
name could not be learned, dangerously
injured, The river for miles is strewn
with wreckage. Every few minutes news
comes of additional damage in the country,
and it is safe to say the loss will exceed
million OF dollars.
PrTTsBURG, April IS. "A Wellsville,
Ohio, special says: One of the most ter
tific storms that ever visited this section
passed over this part of the county at 3
o'clock this afternoon doing an immense
amount of damage. The tornado crossed
the G.. & p Railroad at Summitville and
was accompanied by huge water spout
which burst just on the outskirts of town,
destroying fence and farm property, tear
ing up trees and prostrating telegraph
wires. The reports of the damage done
are meager, owing to the wires being
down. No fatalities are so far reported.